Comparative study to assess the knowledge regarding hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)among mothers of under five children at selected urban and rural area, Tumkur

Abstract

Introduction: The hand, foot, and mouth disease are common illness caused by virus in under five children. The study was undertaken to compare the knowledge of mothers of under five children at rural and urban area. Methodology: A comparative descriptive design was used. A non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select 150 mothers residing in urban and rural area, Tumkur. Data collection tool was developed, which include self-administered questionnaire. Results: In this study the association between knowledge score of urban mothers and demographic variables such as age of mother(x2=10.45), educational status of mother(x2=10.2), educational status of husband(x2=11.8), and number of children(x2=11). Conclusion: The study on knowledge of HFMD among rural and urban mothers of under five children revealed that the urban mothers had adequate knowledge on HFMD than the rural mothers.